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June 6, 2016

Pandwe Gibson ’04, Founder, CEO, and Executive Director of Green Start-Up, Is Featured in Miami Herald

Pandwe Gibson ’04, founder, CEO, and executive director of EcoTech Visions, an incubator for green manufacturing businesses, shares progress of her vision that became a reality in interview with the Miami Herald.

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March 24, 2016

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Named as Top Sustainable Small College

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú is highlighted for such sustainable practices as growing 20 varieties of edible produce, and producing its own olive oil.

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November 8, 2015

Laspa Action Grants: Edith Ortega ’18

The Laspa Action Grants were established to provide opportunities for students to transform knowledge, passion, and ideas into action; demonstrate creative and effective problem solving; create partnership(s) in the public or […]

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October 27, 2015

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Olive Oil Competition

Calling all 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú faculty, staff, students and Alumni! We are taking submissions for the Olive Oil Label Competition now until November 3. This is your chance to have your […]

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July 1, 2015

Weathering the Drought

For the past two decades, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú has adopted a broad range of sustainability initiatives as part of its charge to protect and preserve the environment. 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ commitment to water conservation and sustainability includes implementation of landscaping projects and an upgraded irrigation system. While these actions will result in some changes to the appearance of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ grounds, the College is committed to preserving the natural beauty of the campus.

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August 25, 2014

Water Sustainability at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú was looking to conserve natural resources long before drought warning signs popped up around California. Now those plans (and others) are coming to fruition this summer – and they’ll keep the campus beautiful at a fraction of the cost.

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July 15, 2014

Health Conscious

“My 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú education gave me two crucial assets that have driven my life since graduation,” says Lindsay Seligman ’06. “The ability to question what is and envision what could be.”

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April 23, 2014

Award-winning 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Olive Oil Takes Silver

For the second year in a row, the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Olive Oil won an award from the Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, beating an impressive field of entries from such countries as France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Slovenia, and Spain.

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April 18, 2014

Creative Sustainability: 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Students Convert Used Books into Works of Art

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú students Izzy Hendry ‘14 and Andrea Mackey ’17 ranked among the top three winners of this year’s third-annual RE:BOOK, a repurposed paper art contest sponsored by The Claremont Colleges Library.

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March 18, 2014

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Student Wins Napier and Davis Peace Awards

A Napier Initiative Award gives Karen Castro-Ayala ’14 the opportunity to tackle issues of food and environmental justice in her home state of Washington.

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